NOBUJI KANAI

As an official strategy and subsidy advisor, we will provide strategic, subsidy, and public funding support to Shivans Lab and its member startups through our strategic partnership. As an official advisor to Shivans Lab's various programs, we will provide support that maximizes the use of public support measures for startups in Japan.

Founder & Principal Advisor | Startup Strategy & Funding Specialist Founded KANAI&CO to support foreign entrepreneurs in Japan facing cross-border challenges in business culture, funding, and execution. My work bridges global founders and Japan’s rapidly evolving startup ecosystem. ▶ Identified critical gaps: • Lack of globally experienced talent in Japan’s startup ecosystem • Foreign founders struggle with Japanese business customs and public funding systems • Billions in public subsidies and loans go unused due to language and procedural complexity ▶ Key achievements: • Supported 10+ foreign-led startups in Japan (many at pre-/post-PMF stage) • Facilitated over ¥100M in funding (e.g., ¥48M startup loan + ¥40M subsidy for Israeli-founded AI firm) • Developed a bilingual full-stack advisory model: business planning, public funding, and startup financing ▶ Services include: • Startup planning & local incorporation • JFC loans, JSMEA and Tokyo Metropolitan subsidies • Public grant documentation & modeling • Cross-border market entry support ▶ Featured Case Study – SivanS Lab (Israeli-Japanese Startup Ecosystem) In Dec 2024, I was engaged by SivanS Inc. to lead the full-scale launch of its Japan accelerator project, SivanS Lab. • Designed go-to-market strategy from PMF stage • Secured ¥48M financing from Japan Finance Corporation • Won ¥40M “New Business Development Subsidy” through METI • Provided full documentation including financials, pitch deck, and liaison with government bodies This case exemplifies KANAI&CO’s value in enabling foreign entrepreneurs to succeed in Japan — combining cross-cultural understanding, public funding strategy, and execution.

As a COO of the company, I support business planning and fund raising for it starting up their Japanese operations. This includes Japanese government subsidies, bank loans as well as seed capital infusion.

After experiencing failure, I decided to take some time off to recover. During this period, I started working as an independent author/writer of Kindle e-books and managed a few blog sites for book readers. The mental down period was quite challenging, but towards the end of this process, I found the courage to face the real reasons for my numerous mistaken decisions and accepted them internally. This gave me spiritual energy to start up another business, KANAI & CO. 失敗を経験した後、私は回復のためにしばらく休暇を取ることにした。この間、Kindle電子書籍の著者／ライターとして独立し、読者向けブログサイトをいくつか運営した。この精神的な落ち込みはかなり厳しいものだったが、このプロセスの終わりには、自分の数々の誤った決断の本当の理由と向き合い、それを内的に受け入れる勇気を見つけた。これが、KANAI & CO.という別のビジネスを立ち上げるための精神的なエネルギーとなった。

ロバート・アレンとマーク・ビクター・ハンセンのインナーサークルのインナーサークルのメンバーとともに、日本でオンライン投資スクール兼コンサルティング会社として起業した。当初は、日本における革新的で競争力のある投資戦略により、事業は大成功を収めた。しかしその後、テクノロジーへの投資や戦略の誤りにより、事業は停滞した。残念ながら、最終的に事業は失敗し、清算せざるを得なかった。とはいえ、この経験は私に失敗についての貴重な教訓を与え、失敗から学ぶ助けとなった。 I started my own business as an online investment school and consulting firm in Japan with an Inner Circle member. Initially, the business was a great success due to our innovative and competitive investment strategies in Japan. However, at a later stage, we made some unwise investments in technology and implemented poor strategies, which caused the company to become stagnant. Unfortunately, the business eventually failed and had to be liquidated. Nevertheless, this experience taught me valuable lessons about failure and helped me to learn from my mistakes.

ロバート・アレンとマーク・ビクター・ハンセンのインナーサークルのインナーサークルのメンバーとして、さまざまな投資環境や形態、そしてより高い精神的成長を学ぶために、欧米各国を訪問し数々のマスターインストラクターから教えを受ける。 As a member of Robert Allen and Mark Victor Hansen's Inner Circle, I traveled throughout the United States and Europe to learn from numerous master instructors about different investment environments, forms, and higher spiritual growth.

1990年代から始まった日本の規制緩和政策により新興証券業界は急成長することとなる。ベンチャー企業の事業拡大戦略を、大手証券会社出身のキャピタリストをアシストすることで証券業界のビジネスを戦略的視点から学んだ。 Japan's deregulation policy that began in the 1990s led to rapid growth in the emerging securities industry. I learned the business of the securities industry from a strategic perspective by assisting a capitalist from a major securities firm with business expansion strategies for a venture company.

国際エグゼクティブ報酬戦略および国内のエグゼクティブ人事・報酬、ストックオプション等の戦略事業部の部長職

米国公認会計士、ヒューマンキャピタル事業部部長職。シニアマネージャー

米国公認会計士、金融業における国際税務とパートナーの税務戦略

US CPA